My friend the monster

Title:

Author:

Taylor, Eleanor, 1969- author.

Summary:

After his family moves into their new house, Louis the fox discovers a very frightened monster living under his bed, and when he takes the monster to the park with him, the monster helps him make new friends.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Foxes -- Fiction.

Monsters -- Fiction.

Moving, Household -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Children's Books : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan,

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Publication Date:

2008

ISBN:

9781599902326

Publication Information:

New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2008.

Call Number:

P TAYLOR

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Summary

Louis and his family have just moved into their new house, full of big empty rooms and dusty corners to play in. But on Louis' first night, he hears a strange noise coming from under his bed, and is shocked to find a monster! Fortunately, this monster isn't scary, and when Louis takes him to the park the next day, he helps Louis make friends with the other kids in his new neighborhood. Featuring an adorable family of foxes and one very large, very green one-eyed monster, this is a great story about new places and learning to make friends.

Author Notes

Eleanor Taylor is the author and illustrator of Beep, Beep, Let's Go! and the illustrator of a number of delightful books for children, including Tick-Tock, Drip-Drop! , No Trouble at All , and A Little Bit of Trouble . She lives in London with her family.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Louis, a quaintly drawn fox, moves to a new home and soon discovers a monster under his bed. He is quite prepared to be scared until he finds that the creature is both timid and lonely. He invites the hulking, one-eyed fuzz ball to snuggle under the covers and introduces him to the rest of the family the next morning. After breakfast, they venture to the playground, and Louis must give his green buddy a pep talk about making friends. Their plan to be brave and smile pays off when an affable goose introduces herself and asks them to play. Louis and his companion return home to find a finished bedroom with two beds awaiting them. Unfortunately, a jumping contest with a monster proves more than the ceiling can handle. This meandering story will reassure children who are experiencing a move or facing nighttime fears. Though Barbara Jean Hicks's Jitterbug Jam (Farrar, 2005) tells the boy-meets-monster tale with more style, Taylor's gentle watercolors of smiling woodland creatures will appeal to a less sophisticated (and more easily frightened) audience. A supplemental purchase.-Jayne Damron, Farmington Community Library, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.